Since being accepted into AQIP in August of 2003, Waubonsee has focused its efforts on improving student learning and meeting other stakeholders' needs using AQIP's three cycles of quality improvement:

Action Cycle: A one-year cycle that drives continuous improvement through three to four active AQIP Action Projects.

Strategy Cycle: A four-year cycle that requires the creation and updating of the AQIP Systems Portfolio and participation in the AQIP Strategy Forum process.

Accreditation Cycle: A seven-year cycle of quality assurance that reviews the Action Cycles and Strategy Cycles. The Accreditation Cycle includes an AQIP Quality Checkup Visit a year before Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.

In spring of 2010, Waubonsee completed its first AQIP cycle, earning the full seven-year reaffirmation of accreditation from the HLC.